“We go all out for this,” says Antwon Smith, a driver for Axle & Smith Truck Repair who has been participating in the event for the past 12 years. “This past month has been a non-stop process. We live and breathe it. You [have to] kind of just go all in for these kids. It’s what we’re all about.”

They go all in because their cargo is extra special: kids from the make a wish foundation and their families.

“It’s an absolutely amazing experience to have some of these kids and their families when they’re burdened with devastating illnesses to give them a few minutes and let them run the truck basically,” says West Stafford Fire Chief, Joe Lorenzetti. The West Stafford Fire Department has been sending trucks since the convoys third year.

Of course a fire truck is a hot commodity here at the Wishes on Wheels and that’s because once a kid gets a special spot in the fire truck, they’re able to take control of the air horns and the sirens.